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NOTE: Most of my caucasian and foreign friends can’t stand the smell of durians, so this post may not apply to them. I remember on a trip with a basketball team from the USA a few years ago, our coach, a 6 foot 4, 120kg man ran out of his hotel room like he saw [...]

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What’s The Deal With Gout?

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by coachjon on June 18, 2010

One of the more common ailments that my Singapore personal training, nutrition coaching and fitness boot camp clients have when they first start their fitness programs at Genesis, is gout. Here are the tips that have really helped many of my clients (and my own dad) get rid of gout once and for all. Water [...]

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A Yummy Low GI Snack

Low GI dessert

by coachjon on April 6, 2010

One thing that personal training and Singapore fitness bootcamp clients miss when trying to eat the right stuff for weight loss and fat burning, is desserts. While it can be hard at first, here is one suggestion for a dessert that is far less likely to add inches to your waistline. The reason for this [...]

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Why Fruit Juice Is A Bad Idea

by coachjon on January 27, 2010

Ok, many of my Singapore personal training and fitness boot camp clients as me if fruit juice is ok for them to drink… I mean, fruits are healthy right? so why not just juice them and get all their goodness… and as an added benefit you can have so many fruits in one glass… my [...]

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Where am I? – Continuing Education Jan 2010

by coachjon on January 19, 2010

I have been away from home for 11 days! Every day is 10 hours of lectures and training. Specialized training for stressed people, ladies, children and how to heal back injuries. Coming up over the next 7 days – nutrition and detox, anatomy and power training Am doing my best every night in the hotel [...]

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I will be away for more than 2 weeks starting tomorrow. I will be another set of 25-30 hour trips to the Rhode Island where the temperature is currently -2 to -8 deg C… I’m not even sure I have the right clothes for this! But its ok:) all for the love of knowledge. There [...]

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Many of my personal training and fitness bootcamp clients ask “how many eggs can I eat each day?” This is a good question because eggs are affordable, versatile as a food, and very importantly… YUMMY! Myth 1: They are high in cholesterol – true… However cholesterol in iteslf is not bad. Without cholesterol you would [...]

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Time Magazine Is Wrong! – Kind of…

by coachjon on August 19, 2009

Disturbing news from Time magazine last week! In an article called “Exercise does not make you thin”, there is this author who has this “special” idea that exercise makes you fatter. WHOA!! Maybe I’m in the wrong industry If I want to help people! Seriously, I earn a living helping people lose weight, get lean [...]

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A few days ago there were a few articles on “Today” paper and Channel news asia (here is the online article) about the “evils” of low carbohydrate diets. They are simply incorrect. Here are my thoughts…and what I wrote about in my reply to them. “It’s a shame that there are so many myths about [...]

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Why Am I So Confused About Diets?

by coachjon on July 9, 2009

Most personal trainers in Singapore simply take a client through a fixed circuit of machine exercises that are the same for each client.This is a great way to earn a quick buck off an unsuspecting client. – NOT Good Most fitness bootcamps in Singapore simply get a bunch of people to run or jump around [...]

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